High-water mark
670.1712
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.1712 at Southern Utah BBQ Festival — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 18, 2018
High Voltage BBQ
High Voltage BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 7th of 15 at the Southern Utah BBQ Festival (2018). They are ranked #5901 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “HIGH VOLTAGE BBQ - UT”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1439
peak 1439 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Aug 31, 2013
latest Nov 21, 2025 · 12.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
9% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.08 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 629.33 (+2.74)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.93
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.73 · weakest Brisket (154.72)
Road miles
5,361
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 1,469 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$28K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.33 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1065 (60 pts) | #1141 (60 pts) | #1203 (60 pts) | #962 (110 pts) | #1102 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1558 (54 pts) | #1555 (54 pts) | #1595 (54 pts) | #1552 (54 pts) | #1546 (54 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1916 (66 pts) | #2006 (66 pts) | #1991 (66 pts) | #1993 (66 pts) | #1940 (71 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #896 (337 pts) | #954 (332 pts) | #958 (342 pts) | #856 (392 pts) | #875 (377 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to High Voltage BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
83 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,886 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to High Voltage BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team High Voltage BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,893 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to High Voltage BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before High Voltage BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,894 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,899 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,896 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#5,897 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH ON THE HAWG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 142.7428 | 158.73 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 147.9316 | 157.47 | top 74% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 148.4912 | 158.42 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 136.5716 | 154.72 | top 76% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 76% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effingham -Jam | 4 | 22 | 0 | top 88% | Jul 23, 2021 |
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 49 | 0 | top 69% | Aug 30, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
5 of 11 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
339
finished ahead 99 times, behind 329
Longest layoff
4.3 yrs
Jul 23, 2021 → Nov 21, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4400 BBQ Jackpot
- Most recent contest BBQ Jackpot
20211 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Effingham -Jam
20183 milestones
- First overall top-10 Southern Utah BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.1712 Southern Utah BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score670.1712 Southern Utah BBQ Festival
20151 milestone
- First call Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1499) City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.4 | Southern Utah BBQ Festival | May 18, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 30, 2014 |
| -9.2 | Traeger NorUt State Championship | Jun 29, 2018 |
| -8.2 | EffingHAM Jam | Jul 22, 2016 |
| -7.8 | Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship | Jul 24, 2015 |
| -7.6 | Effingham -Jam | Jul 23, 2021 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 83.1% | 83.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 74% | 93.1% | 89.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 83% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 83% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2025 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 74 / 90 (664.4456) | 86 (158.8228) | 77 (163.9428) | 15 (175.4400) | 67 (166.2400) |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Effingham -Jam 🏅 Effingham, IL | 28 / 29 (598.6516) | 29 (142.7428) | 28 (147.9316) | 26 (158.8800) | 29 (149.0972) |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Effingham -Jam 🏅 Effingham, IL | 22 / 26 (629.6116) | 22 (154.2856) | 22 (160.0004) | 22 (157.0856) | 21 (158.2400) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off Kanab, UT | 11 / 13 (635.8516) | 12 (155.3828) | 10 (161.6916) | 11 (155.3828) | 8 (163.3944) |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Traeger NorUt State Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 17 / 19 (631.8288) | 15 (165.0972) | 19 (150.8116) | 15 (160.5600) | 16 (155.3600) |
| May 18, 2018 | Southern Utah BBQ Festival Washington, UT | 7 / 15 (670.1712) | 8 (161.1200) | 6 (167.9656) | 4 (172.5600) | 6 (168.5256) |
| Jul 28, 2017 | EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL | 29 / 35 (611.3484) | 10 (169.1428) | 23 (157.1428) | 30 (148.4912) | 33 (136.5716) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | EffingHAM Jam Effingham, IL | 25 / 29 (608.9484) | 25 (150.8228) | 20 (156.5028) | 24 (151.9656) | 24 (149.6572) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship Effingham, IL | 15 / 18 (629.1084) | 10 (165.7028) | 14 (154.2628) | 16 (149.1084) | 14 (160.0344) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 63 / 76 (615.8740) | 39 (161.1656) | 67 (148.4800) | 66 (153.6456) | 45 (152.5828) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 49 / 89 (626.8452) | 31 (161.7028) | 23 (163.4284) | 36 (159.4628) | 73 (142.2512) |